The NFL draft red carpet will be held at Riverfront Park on Thursday, April 25.

The draft picks main stage will be at First Avenue and Broadway from April 25 through April 27.

A “high-level” of musical talent is being booked to perform on the main stage along with another stage across the Cumberland River.

The Schermerhorn Symphony Center will host “Selection Square” where coaches will make their selections though that will be closed to the public.

A free family-friendly NFL draft experience will be hosted at Nissan Stadium throughout the weekend.

Admission is free. There will be limited seating areas (and some VIP areas), but the idea is most fans can stand and walk.

“I think every year we have raised the bar, and I am incredibly confident that in Nashville, we’ll raise it again,” said Matt Shapiro, Vice President, Event Strategy & Integration at the National Football League. “Just how special that downtown area is, and the energy that comes on every single day of the week, it is a really exciting prospect to think about bringing the energy and excitement of our draft to an area that on its own has that level of energy and excitement. I think it has that multiplier effect that puts the draft at a level we’ve never seen before.”

“I am extremely excited,” said President/CEO Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp Butch Spyridon. “It will be interactive, immersive, entertaining and free. With free being the buzzword. This is that icing on the cake that says: Nashville can do this as well as anybody. That is what motivates me as much as anything – that the city can shine at the highest level.

“The campus is going to be user friendly. There’s going to be world class entertainment, 1,000 media and three networks carrying this thing. It has everything we’ve all worked for to put Nashville on the biggest stage we can up to this point. Come to Nashville, and join in the party.”